Coach Horvath (Donnan) was born and raised in Houston, TX where she attended Memorial High School and was a 4-year letterman, captain and MVP in 2010 and 2012.
Coach Horvath played soccer for Trinity University in San Antonio where she graduated with a BA in Psychology. At Trinity, Horvath played holding center mid, was a captain and an All-American (First Team) and an Academic All-American (First Team). During her sophomore year, when she was named the SCAC Conference Tournament MVP, the Trinity Women's Soccer team were runners-up in the NCAA DIII National Championship.
After graduating, Horvath worked as an assistant coach for Trinity University Women's Soccer. She then earned her M.Ed. from the University of Texas at Austin and began teaching at Davis Elementary School. This will be Horvath's 4
th year coaching at Anderson and her 3
rd year teaching SCORES at Anderson. In her time with Anderson, she has helped Varsity secure 3 playoff runs including the furthest playoff run Anderson Girls Soccer history in 2021.
Coach Carpenter was born and raised in San Diego, CA where he attended Rancho Bernardo High School and was a 2-year letterman, a captain, District Champion, 1stTeam All-District Forward and leading goal scorer.
Coach Carpenter went on to play soccer for the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in Belton where he graduated with a BA in marketing and an MBA. At UMHB, Carpenter played winger, was a two-time ASC champion, Academic All-Conference, and was elected as a Leadership Team member.
After graduating, Carpenter pursued a brief career in marketing before being hired as the Program Creation Consultant/Inaugural Head Boys Varsity Soccer Coach for North Central Texas Academy in Granbury, TX. He then moved to Georgetown, TX and became the Assistant Varsity/Head Junior Varsity Girls Soccer Coach at East View High School. During his one season there, the East View Girls Soccer program completed their most successful campaign in school history. The JV team improved from a one-win season the previous year to setting the school record for single season wins. The varsity team also saw success, setting the school record for district wins, earning a right to host a playoff game for the first time in school history.
This will be Carpenter's first year teaching at Anderson as a Math teacher as well as his first year as a girls' soccer coach